Allegations of Hate Speech and Antisemitism
According to reports, during a protest speech in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Wadi Joz on February 16, 2007, Salah accused Jews of using children's blood to bake bread. Israeli newspapers at the time quoted him as saying:
We have never allowed ourselves to knead the bread that breaks the fast in the holy month of Ramadan with children's blood. Whoever wants a more thorough explanation, let him ask what used to happen to some children in Europe, whose blood was mixed in with the dough of the holy bread.
Salah denied the accusations that he had made such statements, and though he was charged with inciting violence and racism, he was never convicted.
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